Morning everyone…
As I type this post up it is a vile day here. Windy, rainy, really horrible but for me it is perfect crafting weather and I look forward to these Autumnal days with the weather beating on the windows… makes me feel all snug inside.
My make for Visible Image today is a super simple one but I absolutely love it and am going to be making some more for cards for friends. I’ve used the beautiful Butterfly Ink stencil and one of the Just Be Happy sentiments and that it… very sparse for me!
I had intended to do something much more convoluted but sometimes the simplest ideas are the best.
I began by taping the stencil to watercolour card. I generally use watercolour card as it holds up to whatever I throw at it which is usually quite a lot! It’s 300GSM hot press card (which means it’s smooth) if anyone is interested!
I’ve then smoothed the glorious and gorgeous Golden Crackle Paste through the stencil and my word, I love this stuff. The Golden paste is so light and fluffy, it’s like stencilling with whipped cream.
The colour comes from Wow Embossing Powders ‘Pop’ powder. A mix of a vibrant orange alongside silver and white grains which gives a beautiful effect.
The powder has been sprinkled on to the paste while it’s still fresh (damp) so it sticks and then I let it air dry overnight which is when the crackles appear. Once perfectly dry, melt the powder… and I never tire of watching the melt!
I had intended to drip colour down the butterfly so it seeped into the cracks but I decided to keep it simple. Instead, I used the new-ish Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Spray to paint around the butterfly and leave lots of white space – which is very not me!
I do love the subtlety of the pale Speckled Egg against the real bright intense colour of the orange and then the little cracks across the butterfly look just fabulous!
The Life is a Journey sentiment, from the Just Be Happy set, is perfect (I thought) for a butterfly and I’ve used Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Spray to add the colour and then given a couple of the letters some glossy accents just as a change in texture.
Why not have a go at re-creating this card? You don’t have to use the Butterfly Ink stencil… the technique would work with any of the Visible Image stencils.
if you’re a Visible Image fab (and why wouldn’t you be?!) you would have seen the recent ‘Facebook Lives’ by Mark and Helen showcasing some of the Christmas stamps and stencils alongside some of their other ruddy marvellous stamps. If you’ve missed any of them, you can catch them all on the Visible Image page under the videos section.
I’ll be back with another make very soon! xx
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